Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.0 Error Message information disclosure
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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Apple Mac OS X up to 10.5.0 (Operating System). Affected is an unknown code block of the component Error Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
Wiki Server in Apple Mac OS X 10.5 before 10.5.3 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information (user names) by reading the error message produced upon access to a nonexistent blog.
The bug was discovered 05/28/2008. The weakness was published 06/02/2008 by Gynvael Coldwind (Alex) with CORE Security Technologies (Website). The advisory is shared for download at us-cert.gov. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2008-1579 since 03/31/2008. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1592.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 32477 (Mac OS X 10.5.x < 10.5.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l.
Upgrading to version 10.5.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (42727) and Tenable (32477). Similar entries are available at 37528, 39128, 39127 and 38768.
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Class: Information disclosureCWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
ATT&CK: T1592
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Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 32477
Nessus Name: Mac OS X 10.5.x < 10.5.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 102031
OpenVAS Name: get_kb_item(ssh/login/osx_name
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Upgrade: Mac OS X 10.5.1
Timeline
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Sources
Vendor: apple.comAdvisory: us-cert.gov
Researcher: Gynvael Coldwind (Alex)
Organization: CORE Security Technologies
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2008-1579 (🔍)
X-Force: 42727
SecurityTracker: 1020143
Vulnerability Center: 18537 - Apple Mac OS X 10.5-10.5.2 Wiki Server Remote User Names Disclosure in Error Messages, Low
SecurityFocus: 29412 - RETIRED: Apple Mac OS X 2008-003 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 30430
OSVDB: 45711 - CVE-2008-1579 - Apple - Mac OS X - Information Disclosure Issue
Vupen: ADV-2008-1697
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20150108
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Entry
Created: 03/16/2015 17:00Updated: 08/11/2019 09:44
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (74), 08/11/2019 09:44 (11)
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